Edinburgh, Scotland
Wild West Morningside
An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.
Wilkieston, Scotland
Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.
Ardtalnaig, Scotland
Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
Orkney, Scotland
The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.
Stonehaven, Scotland
The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.
Holywood, Scotland
A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Carlow, Ireland
The remains of a 13th-century Norman fortress, largely destroyed by an explosive renovation.
Glencolumbkille, Ireland
A map made up of 32 different materials, representing Ireland's 32 counties.
Ballineale, Ireland
These Neolithic burial mounds and a still-intact passage tomb may have solar calendar significance on the spring and autumn equinoxes.
Cliffony, Ireland
One of Ireland's best-preserved chambered cairns can be found next to a wishing tree.
Mayo, Ireland
When the tide is high, you can see the Atlantic pushing up through a deep, jagged hole in the rock.
Cullenstown, Ireland
A 300-year-old cottage decorated with tens of thousands of seashells arranged in intricate patterns.
Carndonagh, Ireland
This rare and ancient Christian relic is one of Ireland’s oldest freestanding stone crosses.
Lisnagrave, Ireland
The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.
Offaly, Ireland
Behemoth, cannon-like telescope operated by generations of Irish earls.